gladiator tires

The reason I stay away from Chinese tires or anything I can is because they (the Chinese companies. have been caught, quite often, initially making tires to standards and then cutting corners after awhile oping no one notices. They do this with toys (adding lead to them). Once something like a tire is made, its hard to tell if meets standards unless it fails or unless a company takes a random sample and tests them. Plus there are many news articles about how they devalue their money so things are cheaper,then Anerican Manufacturers go out of business and then we have no choice but to buy their junk.

darsben wrote:
Gladiator tires are a house brand for a U.S. and Canadian tire distributor.
The problem with SOME Chinese tires is that the companies buying the tires from China are not watching to make sure Chinese factories are properly compounding, heating and molding the tires. Most if not all manufacturing is a joint venture with China controlling the factories and tire companies buying the product. Some tire companies
Virtually all tire companies in the world have a presence in China and are having tires made there. Yes even Michelin has tires made in China for the European market.
So it is not Chinese junk it is lackadaisical manufacturers. The same thing happens with many third world countries; there is no regulation or manufacturing standards so Chinese manufacturing companies are allowed to do lots of things not allowed in North America.
So not all Chinese made tires are junk it depends on how much oversight the tire company gives the manufacturer. In Michelin's case I would not hesitate to buy a Chinese made Michelin.

Would I buy a Gladiator? NO!

You may be wrong about Gladiator. It is owned by API Inc/API Tire, which has many tire brands.

http://apitire.com/Home.aspx#.VAvngyXn8m8

Les Schwab, Simple Tire and others sell them. Les Schwab's house brand is Wild Country.

Hankook from S. Korea is making good inroads into the US market. Know several folks running them on motorhomes and I am giving them a try on out on our 5er.

Ken

Gladiator tires are a house brand for a U.S. and Canadian tire distributor.
The problem with SOME Chinese tires is that the companies buying the tires from China are not watching to make sure Chinese factories are properly compounding, heating and molding the tires. Most if not all manufacturing is a joint venture with China controlling the factories and tire companies buying the product. Some tire companies
Virtually all tire companies in the world have a presence in China and are having tires made there. Yes even Michelin has tires made in China for the European market.
So it is not Chinese junk it is lackadaisical manufacturers. The same thing happens with many third world countries; there is no regulation or manufacturing standards so Chinese manufacturing companies are allowed to do lots of things not allowed in North America.
So not all Chinese made tires are junk it depends on how much oversight the tire company gives the manufacturer. In Michelin's case I would not hesitate to buy a Chinese made Michelin.

Would I buy a Gladiator? NO!

Sounds like "Gladiator " is the newest Chinese tire on the block there seems to be new name every 6-12 months, I would go with a name you trust this is a long debated topic...
Good luck!

Get rid of the TowMax for sure. I switched to Maxxis M8008. Not made in China, And have a very good reputation.

Why even consider throwing away money on another tire that nobody has heard of? You paid a lot for for your RV isn't it worth buying good brand name tires? Where will you go for a warranty adjustment when one of these blows up while you're on the road? Just a few questions to ask yourself before you rush out and buy them..

B.O.

Search gladiator

http://www.gladiatortires.com/

Another Chinese tire. Why spend your money on overseas junk when you can get a good US manufactured tire.

Ken